I only recently learned that Kia vehicles aren’t solely made in South Korea and that there are manufacturing plants around the world. Are any of them made in Europe?
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
That’s right—Kia cars aren’t solely produced in Seoul. Kia cars are made at a plant in Žilina, Slovakia for sale on the European market.
The Žilina Plant (KASK) opened in 2008 and is located roughly 125 miles northeast of Bratislava. Initially, the plant focused on the Kia Cee’d model. Later on, production expanded to the Kia Venga and the
Did you know? KASK is one of the only auto factories in the world that can build up to eight models on the same line. Part of the plant’s great success is its efficiency, owed in large part to the facility’s 322 robots. Automation helps this plant produce 450,000 engines a year!
Did you know that there’s also a way to efficiently shop for car insurance? That’s right: like KASK, the
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